Button-loop for garment-supporters.



G. P. FISHER.

BUTTON LOOP FOR GARMENT SUPPORTERS.

APPLICATION man APR. 20. 1916.

1 1 98,0 1 Y, Patented Sept. 12, 1916.

GEORGE r. FISHER, or GI-IICAGO, ILLI1\TOIS.

BUTTON-LOOP FOR GARMENT-SUPPORTERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. I2, 1916.

Application filed April 20, 1916. Serial No. 92,345.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE P. FISHER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and use ful Improvements in Button-Loops forGarment-Supporters, of which I do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accom panyingdrawing, forming part of this specification.

The present invention has relation more particularly to garmentsupporter button loops such as are used for garters, in which the upperpart of the loop has its side members sufficiently separated to admitthe head of a button and part of the garment to be supported, while thelower part of the loop is of a width narrower than the head of thebutton and is provided at its bottom with a pad of rubber or likematerial. Examples of this type of garment supporter loop are shown inPatent No. 838,643, Pilkington, December 18, 1906, and Patent No.1,049,912, Pilkington, January 7, 1913.

The invention consists in the features of novelty hereinafter described,illustrated in the accompanying drawing and particularly pointed out inthe claims at the end of this specification.

Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a garment supporter loop embodying myinvention. Fig. 2- is a view similar to Fig. 1, the pad at the bottom ofthe loop being shown in section, the upper portion of the loop beingomitted. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but showing a modified formof the invention. Fig. 4 is a View similar to Fig. 2 but showing afurther modification of the invention. Fig. 5 is adetail perspectiveview of one form of rubber pad for the lower end of the loop. Fig. 6 isa detail view of a slightly modified form of pad.

The loop is preferably formed of a wire having side members a, the upperends of which are bent inward and united by a metal sleeve or tube 6.The side members of the upper portion of the loop are expanded in theusual manner to receive the head of the button and a portion of thestocking or other garment to be supported, while the lower portions ofthe side members are brought more closely together and are separated ata distance less than the diameter of the head of the button, the shankof which will be received between the contracted lower portions of theside members.

At its lower end my improved garment supporter loop is provided with anupstanding pad holder 0 between the side members a, and slightly spacedtherefrom. Preferably, the side members are bent slightly to form inwardprojections (Z adjacent the upper part of the pad holder 0. Upon the padholder 0 is mounted a pad 6 preferably of rubber. This pad 6 may beapplied to the pad holder in different ways and may consist of a moldedpad or of a short section of a rubber tube slipped over the pad-holderafter the loop hasbeen formed. Preferably, the pad 6 consists of a shortsection of rubber tubing, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, having a small boreand this section of tubing is forced down over the upstanding pad holderso as to fill the space between the side walls of the pad holder and theside members a of the loop. The resiliency of the material tends tosecurely retain the pad in position upon the pad holder and the inwardprojections cl of the side members (a also aid in preventing anyaccidental withdrawal of the pad from the pad holder.

In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, a somewhatdifferent shape is given to the upstanding pad holder in order to enableit to more effectively retain the pad in position at the bottom of theloop; that is to say, the upper part of the pad holder is expanded as at0 In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 4;, the lower portion ofthe wire of which the supporter loop is formed is bent to form anupstanding pad holder 0 somewhat circular in shape, the members a of thewire crossing each other as at a at the bot tom of the loop and, ifdesired, slightly flattened at their point of intersection. After theloop has thus been formed, the pad 6 may be applied thereto either as amolded piece of rubber or as a section of a tube.

If desired, the tubing from which the pads e are cut may be formed withgrooves e at opposite sides to receive the side members a; of the loop,although even in the absence of such grooves, the resiliency of thematerial of the pad Will cause it to slightly overlap the side members aof the loop. So, also, if desired, after the pad has been placed uponthe pad holder, the slight opening in the pad may be closed by rubbercement or the like, although this is not essential.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. A button loop for garment supportershaving the lower ends of its side members upturned to form a pad holderarranged between and spaced from said side members, and a pad having avertically disposed opening to receive said pad holder and arrangedbetween the same and the lower ends of said side members and projectingabove said pad holder.

'2. A button loop for garment supporters having a contracted lowerportion and an arch extending upwardly from and connecting the lowerends of the side members of the loop, and a pad fitting over said archand projecting above the same.

3, A one-piece button loop for garment supporters having a contractedlower portion provided at its end with an upstanding pad holderextending between and spaced from said side members, and a pad ofelastic material stretched horizontally over said pad holder andprojecting above the same.

4.7 A button loop for garment supporters formed of an integral piece ofmetal having side members and a contracted lower portion, and anupstanding arch having an expanded upper part between the side membersof said lower portion, and a pad mounted upon said arch.

5. A one-piece button loop for garment supporters having a contractedlower portion provided at its ends with an upstanding pad holderextending between and spaced from said side members, and a pad fittingover said holder and gripped between the same and the lower ends of theside members.

6. A button loop for garment supporters having a contracted lowerportion and a pad holder extending upwardly from the bottom of the sidemembers of said button loop and narrower than the space between them,and a vertically disposed pad formed of open-ended rubber tubingstretched over said pad holder and projecting above the same.

7 A button loop for garment supporters having side members and acontracted lower portion formed of a single piece of bent wire, saidcontracted portion being provided at its bottom with an upstanding padholder integral with and lying between said side members, and a padfitting over said pad holder and extending between it and the lower endof said side members.

GEORGE P. FISHER.

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' Washington, D. C.

